LOW-VOLUME · FEMALE-LED
ibandronate Side Effects
ibandronate (also sold as Boniva) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #431 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on FEMALE-LED: 89% of sex-coded reports are female (2,324 F / 285 M).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 2,935
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
ibandronate reporting skew - 89% of sex-coded reports are female (2,324 F / 285 M). Volume band LOW-VOLUME #431 of 524 by FAERS report count; caseload SIGNAL.
Thinner FAERS extract for ibandronate (Boniva) (2,935 reports #431 of 524 by FAERS report count). 89% of sex-coded reports are female (2,324 F / 285 M). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED.
ARTHRALGIA leads 243 of 2,935 reports
FEMALE-LED reporters · age peak 65-74
Female-led reporters (89% of sex-coded rows)
Age peak 65-74 (525 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (274 reports, 9.3%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 125 |
| DIARRHOEA | 70 |
| FALL | 68 |
| ASCITES | 66 |
| AMAUROSIS FUGAX | 63 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 63 |
| DYSPNOEA | 63 |
| EYE PAIN | 63 |
| ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 62 |
| BLINDNESS | 62 |
| COMA | 62 |
| HAEMORRHAGIC STROKE | 62 |
| SEPSIS | 62 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 61 |
| HEAD DISCOMFORT | 61 |
| PRURITUS | 61 |
| DIZZINESS | 60 |
| ASTHENIA | 59 |
| CHILLS | 59 |
| COUGH | 59 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization mid-share (655, 22.3%). Co-reported reactions:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| FEMUR FRACTURE | 81 |
| FALL | 61 |
| VOMITING | 42 |
| PYREXIA | 41 |
| DIARRHOEA | 40 |
| PNEUMONIA | 38 |
| NAUSEA | 34 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 34 |
| ASTHENIA | 33 |
| ANAEMIA | 30 |
| ARTHRALGIA | 30 |
| PAIN IN EXTREMITY | 30 |
| HYPERTENSION | 29 |
| PAIN | 28 |
| DIZZINESS | 27 |
| LOW TURNOVER OSTEOPATHY | 27 |
| STRESS FRACTURE | 27 |
| NEUTROPENIA | 26 |
How to read ibandronate FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID)
FAERS holds 2,935 voluntary reports linked to ibandronate (Boniva), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 274 (9.3%). Hospitalization appears on 655 (22.3%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Sparse extract - named reactions and FEMALE-LED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with ibandronate
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,938 FAERS cases (Δ 3 heavier vs ibandronate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,902 FAERS cases (Δ 33 lighter vs ibandronate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,896 FAERS cases (Δ 39 lighter vs ibandronate); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,870 FAERS cases (Δ 65 lighter vs ibandronate); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 52.8 pp vs ibandronate's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
ibandronate stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.